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Chapter 1090: Chapter 1990: Anyway, You Won’t Pass the Assessment
Hearing the inn’s staff say that others definitely had no hope left, Yang Xiaotian asked with a calm expression, "How is Long Zhi’s Sword Dao talent?"
The staff from the inn replied, "I’m not very sure, but Young Master Long Zhi’s Sword Dao talent is second only to Master Long Xuan among the Long Family generation. Besides, Young Master Long Zhi is not only highly talented in Sword Dao but is also adept at alchemy and formations."
"Is that so," Yang Xiaotian nodded thoughtfully. Second only to Long Xuan, huh?
Afterward, Yang Xiaotian gave the staff a few hundred Divine Grade Spirit Stones.
Seeing that they were several hundred Divine Grade Spirit Stones, the inn staff hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Young Master, this is too much." Although it was common for guests to tip after asking questions, they usually only gave a few Divine Grade Spirit Stones.
"It’s not much," Yang Xiaotian replied with a smile. "I still want to ask you about some matters; please take it."
The inn staff hesitated for a moment but eventually accepted it and then happily thanked Yang Xiaotian.
"I’m from another continent," Yang Xiaotian started. "A few days ago, wasn’t there a Pharmacist competition held in the Chaos Domain? Yet, I’ve noticed that no one in your Bishui City discusses this Pharmacist competition."
The staffer from the inn chuckled and said, "The Pharmacist competition held by the Chaos Medicine God has nothing to do with our Guiyi Continent; no one from our Guiyi Continent participates in it."
"The pharmacists of our Guiyi Continent only obey the orders of Lord Tian Sheng."
Yang Xiaotian nodded.
The Lord Tian Sheng mentioned by the inn staff was in fact Tian Sheng Medicine God, the number one Medicine God of the Guiyi Continent, whose status was not inferior to that of the Chaos Medicine God in the Chaos Domain Pharmacist World.
A short while later, Yang Xiaotian and his companions left the inn.
After leaving the inn, Yang Xiaotian went to purchase an estate at the Bishui Commerce Association in Bishui City.
The Book Pavilion Manager of Guiyi Academy was only recruiting one person, so when he joined the Guiyi Academy, Meng Bingxue and the others couldn’t follow him, therefore, they needed to reside in Bishui City.
Having bought the estate, Yang Xiaotian and his companions moved out of the inn courtyard and settled into the estate.
With a few days left before the Book Pavilion Manager’s assessment at Guiyi Academy, Yang Xiaotian asked the Godslayer King and others to contact the Shennong Hall Master to find out about Chaos City and the Chaos Continent.
The following day, members of the Godslayer who went out to gather information came back to report the current situation of the Chaos Continent to Yang Xiaotian.
Upon learning that the estate he had bought from the leader of the Blood Dragon Clan in Chaos City had been confiscated by Lei Wantian, Yang Xiaotian’s expression darkened.
After hesitating, the Red-Haired Old Demon said, "After Lei Wantian confiscated the Young Master’s estate, he gave it to his son to live in."
"Lei Jun?" Yang Xiaotian asked in a heavy voice.
"Yes," the Red-Haired Old Demon nodded, "Now Lei Jun is living in what used to be the Young Master’s estate, and not only him, but Lei Jun’s concubines are also residing there."
Yang Xiaotian’s eyes turned cold.
"Some days ago, Chaos City held another Pharmacist competition," the Godslayer King spoke. "Divine Protector Young Master won first place, with Wan Jiansheng from the Wan Family taking second, and the Son of Ten Thousand Buddhas from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple took third."
Then he named the others who placed in the top ten.
The others all came from Chaos City, Invincible Sect, Qiankun Sword Sect, Blood Dragon Clan, Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, Shennong Hall.
"So, the Chaos Primordial Dragon Divine Fire is now on the Divine Protector Young Master?" Yang Xiaotian asked coldly.
The Godslayer confirmed, then continued, "Not only is the Chaos Primordial Dragon Divine Fire with the Divine Protector Young Master, but that five million-year-old Divine Medicine has also been taken by the Divine Protector Young Master."
"And three hundred bottles of Heavenly Dao Holy Water!"
"And that Middle Grade Chaos Spirit Vein!"
Seething with rage, the Red-Haired Old Demon said, "Goddamn it, these were all supposed to be our Young Master’s. I will make sure the Divine Protector wimp coughs up every single thing!"
The leader of the Ghost Witch Four Fiends angrily declared, "Invincible Zhantian, the old man Xiao, Lei Wantian... they’re shameless to the extreme!"
Yang Xiaotian was resolute; he would enter Chaos City once more, and strike at the headquarters of the Invincible Sect!
"Master Ding, once we find enough Heavenly Dao Holy Water, we’ll return to the Chaos Continent!" Yang Xiaotian said in a deep voice.
"My Dao Penalty Second Strike can only injure Lei Wantian and Invincible Zhantian, but I can’t kill them, and I can only perform the Dao Penalty Second Strike twice in a short span," Master Ding shook his head and said, "If we want to kill Lei Wantian and Invincible Zhantian, I must be able to perform the Dao Penalty Third Strike!"
Dao Penalty Third Strike, huh?
Yang Xiaotian nodded.
They still needed to find more Heavenly Dao Holy Water.
He was almost out of Heavenly Dao Holy Water now.
In the following days, Yang Xiaotian stayed indoors at the estate, cultivating and reinforcing the defense formations of the estate with Meng Bingxue and the Godslayer King.
Although he had reached the Guiyi Continent and was in Bishui City, it wasn’t absolutely safe.
The Sword Prison King might be lurking in the shadows, always waiting for an opportunity to make a move.
Days passed, and finally, the day of the examination for the position of Book Pavilion Manager at Guiyi Academy arrived. Yang Xiaotian, along with Meng Bingxue and the Godslayer King, left the estate and headed for Guiyi Academy.
Upon arrival at the mountain gate of Guiyi Academy, they noticed a large crowd of disciples who had come for the assessment. There were even more than the tens of thousands mentioned by the inn staffer—perhaps over a hundred thousand.
The position of Book Pavilion Manager at Guiyi Academy was highly coveted, so when the opening was announced, many disciples from various empires and families within the Divine Emperor Realm from the Guiyi Continent arrived.
"I heard that Long Zhi of the Long Family will also sign up for the Guiyi Academy Book Pavilion Manager position, but I wonder if it’s true," a family disciple said cautiously amidst the crowd.
"It’s probably true. I heard someone saw him arrive in Bishui City."
"If Young Master Long Zhi competes, then the position of Book Pavilion Manager will undoubtedly belong to him."
A few family disciples shook their heads.
It was then that someone exclaimed, "It’s the people from the Long Family, Young Master Long Zhi!"
In the distance, a group of Long Family’s experts flew in, led by a young man who bore some resemblance to Long Xuan; it was Long Zhi, as people were discussing.
As the seventh-ranked disciple among the younger generation of the Long Family, he was also referred to as Young Master Long Zhi.
Seeing that Young Master Long Zhi was indeed coming to participate in the assessment for the position of Book Pavilion Manager, many began to wail.
Once Long Zhi arrived at the scene, he did not speak; he just stood there waiting for the assessment to begin, his face exuding cool indifference.
"Seventh Young Master, the Second Lady told us, once you enter the Book Pavilion, to look properly for the Bright Buddha Relic," said a Long Family expert standing behind Long Zhi.
Long Zhi responded somewhat impatiently, "I know. Once I’m in the Book Pavilion, I’ll turn it upside down to find the Bright Buddha Relic for her!"
Yang Xiaotian’s heart stirred upon hearing this. Could the Long Family also be searching for the Bright Buddha Relic?
Shortly afterward, Elder Lv Ming from the Guiyi Academy emerged with several disciples, coming out from inside the mountain gate. Lv Ming glanced over the crowd and declared, "All disciples participating in the Book Pavilion Manager assessment, follow me to the Assessment Hall now."
All of a sudden, Long Zhi spoke out, "There’s no need for others to enter the Assessment Hall, right? After all, you won’t pass the assessment. I alone can go in."
